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Yippee ki-yay! Die Hard gets the Pop! Vinyl treatment from Funko

September 27, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

Funko has unveiled a new line of Pop! Movies vinyl figures for the 1988 action classic Die Hard which includes John McClane, Hans Gruber, Tony Vreskiv (Deceased), and Al Powell; check them out here… You can finally watch your favorite Christmas movie with the toughest NYPD detective ever to foil an elaborate German terrorist plot. […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Toys Tagged With: Die Hard, Funko

Die Hard 6 to be titled McClane

September 5, 2018 by EJ Moreno

In an interview for Empire Magazine, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura made it clear Die Hard 6 is going the origin story route. Not only did the film get a new title, McClane, but there are more plot details. According to the report, the sequel/prequel features Willis as a 60-year-old McClane with a younger version of McClane in […]

Filed Under: Movies, News Tagged With: Bruce Willis, Die Hard, McClane

Yippee ki-yay? Die Hard: Year One director provides an update on the film

August 4, 2018 by Matt Rodgers

You could be forgiven for thinking that Hollywood had seen sense in deciding to let the idea of a John McClane origin story be buried over time, but Live Free or Die Hard/Die Hard 4.0 (delete where applicable) director Len Wiseman has revealed in an interview with Slashfilm that Die Hard: Year One is very […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Bruce Willis, Die Hard, Die Hard: Year One, Len Wiseman

Disney completes Fox acquisition, X-Men and Fantastic Four now available to the MCU

December 14, 2017 by Gary Collinson

After weeks of rumours and speculation, The Walt Disney Company has announced that it has officially reached a deal with 21st Century Fox to purchase its entertainment assets in a deal which is officially valued at $66.1 billion, and includes $52.4 billion in stock, which leaves Fox investors owning a 25% stake in Disney. The […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television Tagged With: Alien, Avatar, Die Hard, fantastic four, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Planet of the Apes, Predator, Star Wars, X-Men

Five Films From The 1980s That Need An All-Female Remake

November 15, 2015 by Neil Calloway

This week Neil Calloway looks at more 80s films that would benefit from a gender reversal remake… With the official synopsis of the new Ghostbusters film announced this week, soon after Dan Aykroyd saying it might be better than the original (given that he has a cameo in the new film, he’s probably contractually obliged […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Neil Calloway Tagged With: An American Werewolf in London, Die Hard, Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones, Top Gun, Twins

Die Hard Rebooted: 10 Other Franchise Reboots That Failed to Launch

October 15, 2015 by admin

Luke Owen looks at the failed franchise reboots… Rebooting a franchise isn’t just an idea anymore, it’s a formula. If you have a pre-existing franchise with a pre-existing audience, reboot it. And then if that doesn’t work, just reboot it again. We live in a world where we have three different attempts at creating a sustaining […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Luke Owen, Movies Tagged With: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Die Hard, fantastic four, Friday the 13th, Godzilla, Planet of the Apes, RoboCop, Spider-Man, Superman, Terminator

The Actors Who Could Have Starred In Films, But Didn’t

July 26, 2015 by Neil Calloway

Star Wars famously takes place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, and this week we found out about a parallel universe of casting in the film series. Neil Calloway looks at the actors who didn’t star in films, but could have… The news that Michael Jackson wanted to play Jar Jar […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Neil Calloway, Special Features Tagged With: Back to the Future, Christopher Walken, Die Hard, Eric Stoltz, michael j.fox, Michael Jackson, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, The Terminator

Die Hard – The Greatest Christmas Movie of All Time

December 23, 2012 by admin

Martin Deer explains why Die Hard is the greatest Christmas movie of all time… Christmas. That wonderful time of year when we receive gifts, the hero loses to the evil villain and we realise just how much we hate our family and lose faith in ourselves and fellow man.  Wait, no, that’s wrong. Christmas is […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions Tagged With: Die Hard

Len Wiseman talks Die Hard: Year One and Bruce Willis’ involvement

January 19, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Back in October of last year it was revealed that Len Wiseman is busy developing a new instalment in the Die Hard franchise that would take place prior to the original movie, albeit bookended with scenes of Bruce Willis’ John McClane in the present day. During an interview with Collider for the upcoming TV series […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Bruce Willis, Die Hard, Die Hard: Year One, Len Wiseman

The Five Worst Film Franchises

June 21, 2015 by Anghus Houvouras

Anghus Houvouras on the five worst film franchises… Film franchises are easy targets for writers looking to grind an axe and bemoan the current state of big budget cinema. Like a pinata filled with gold bullion and airplane sized bottles of bourbon, everyone is just a little too eager to take a swing. It’s an […]

Filed Under: Anghus Houvouras, Articles and Opinions, Movies Tagged With: Die Hard, Insidious, Pirates of the Caribbean, Transformers, Wolverine, X-Men

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